Russian Molot Vepr 12 Gauge Tactical Shotgun w/ Fixed Tubular Stock

Manufactured in the Molot factory the Russian Vepr is the Mercedes-Benz of Russian Semi-Auto Shotguns. Includes one original Molot 5 round mag.Unlike our previous VEPR-12's this latest version has a Factory Fixed Position Butt Stock, with no welded hinge mechanism.See image 4 to the left for exact difference. Add up to four extra mags to your shotgun order and they'll ship for free. We have the hard to find original 5rd Molot factory magazines in-stock and ready to go.

Brutus' Description

This newest batch, just received on Feb 24th 2015 features a slightly different stock than previous incarnations.

Previously VEPR's were imported with an original side folding stock that had been pinned into the open position and then welded in place so the folding mechanism could no longer function. This was always a bone of contention when it came to importing with the welds having to pass U.S. Customs import requirements prohibiting folding stocks.... etc.

As such, the Molot factory finally bit the bullet and simply manufactured a straight tubular stock for use on these weapons and this group of guns features that stock. It is a solid one piece unit that goes directly into the rear trunion with no welded open folding mechanism to be concerned with.

It also allows them to be offered at a better price point than in the past, making this a win / win for the importer, distributor, and consumer.

Truth is the old stock wouldn't fold anyway, and these are light and strong. I may even like this incarnation better.

At this price point there is no reason not to own one of these fine weapons. They are rugged , reliable, and tough as nails.

The Vepr 12 gauge shotgun is known around the world as one of the finest IPSC and 3 Gun shotguns availble.

In fact, everything about the Vepr is heavy duty. Take a look at these features.

* Note - barrels are threaded and have a thread protector threaded onto them from the factory. The thread pattern is the same as the Saiga Shotguns and any of the numerous different Muzzle Breaks on the market for the Saigas will fit the Vepr.

To see this weapon is to fall in love and to shoot it seals the deal.

Unlike the Saiga , The Vepr has a highly advanced self regulating gas system that automatically adjust to the recoil of the weapon allowing this weapon to feed virtually all types of shells without incident. In fact, we have tested this weapon with all different types of loads and powder charges and even mixed different loads within the same magazine. In all cases the weapon functioned flawlessly.

All of the Veprs come in an original Molot Factory box with manual and warrenty information.

Note - Any reviews on this page posted prior to 2/24/2014 will probably refer to the previous incarnation with the welded into the fixed position folding stock. Any reference to that stock configuration will not apply to these weapons, however, everything else regarding function and appearance should be the same.

Customer Reviews

Buy It! Buy It! Buy It! It's the first thing in our range bag when we head out! Absolutely love this shotgun. It is super well made with chrome lined everything. It is a show stopper at the range and makes shooting clays super fun! You can shoot ALL DAY and have no pain whatsoever! Love it!

Our first trip out the box we tried some basic Remington Target 1200fps and it wouldn't cycle effectively. We read the chart at Vepr.org and we switched to Winchester Super X #6/7 shot @ 1325fps [$5.88/box Walmart] and its has run flawless ever since. My recommendation is to stay above 1325 fps until you get it good and broken in. The folks at the blog also have some other simple adjustments that can made to have it really run everything.

We shot a promo for it and some other vids as well. Love this shotgun! Buy it while you can! Thanks Classic Firearms!

I also recommend running 00 buck thru it first time out, if you planning to use bird shot after that. As Always Thanks Classic, Keep up the great Service. will purchase again and again from these guys !!!

Great Shotgun! Review by PSC on 7/1/15

Quality

Shotgun comes with shotgun, 1 magazine, manual, and drift punch. Be careful not to lose the drift punch because it comes wrapped in oiled brown paper. I discovered there is a bolt stop button located between the trigger guard and magwell.

Absolute Beast!!Review by SJ on 7/1/15

Quality

Bought this from classic firearms a few months ago ( Before they decided to give 100 Free Rds of buckshot with purchase lol ) Absolutely love it. By far the most beastly firearm in my entire collection. I want to quickly address an issue that some people have had with low brass cycling, My particular firearm has no issues properly cycling high or low brass, this may be in part to working on / smoothing the action quite a bit before I put any low brass downrange. I will absolutely recommend this gun to anyone, great build quality and a blast to shoot just watch your shoulder because she will definitely leave her mark

Function test and my personal opinion of the gun and it's features. Overall positive.Review by TNJoe on 6/14/15

Quality

This shotgun is not perfect out of the box, but it comes very close.
The gun came wrapped in paper and oiled up. It reminded me of some of the Mosins I've unboxed before.
PROS: The length of the stock is great. It's not too short like most AK rifles you buy. The grip is contoured and large enough for my hands. Weighs about as much as a typical 20" Mossberg 500. The shotgun functioned flawlessly with the first 5 rounds of buck I ran through it. Mags feed well and insert when the bolt is closed with ease.
CONS: I have rather large hands, and like Hickok45, I found the safety biting my trigger finger more often than I'd like. The polymer furniture is cheap. Shotgun will not reliably feed the 100 round federal/winchester value packs from Walmart in it's out of the box form. A simple $5 spring replacement will remedy that though.

Overall, this is a great gun for the money. You can make it 99% reliable by only changing the front recoil spring. That's alot cheaper than with the Sagias, AND it already comes configured like an AK. Benefits from the AR type mag well. Can't wait until SGM releases their 25 round drum mag for it.

You could hold off a small army with one of these!Review by Dr Wallace on 6/5/15

Quality

Awesome weapon and can adapt from OO buck to slugs then bird shot in the same magazine without stopping. I love it! I invite anyone who would like to commit a home invasion against me to come and try. They can bring their friends as well. I bought the 10 rd magazine so I am prepared.

Awesome firepowerReview by Mtcapo on 6/4/15

Quality

This shotgun is pure fun. You do need shells that are 1300fps to cycle correctly every time but shooting it is a thrill. Tons of fun everytime.

Awesome! Get One!Review by Surly Bob on 6/3/15

Quality

Awesome shotgun. Like others I added a muzzle brake and an abidextrous mag release but what I really like is that all the extra ammo is in a quick change mag and balances the gun better than a semi-auto with an extended mag tube. You can beat any magazine tube fed shotgun on reloads without even trying hard. Plus you can hold more ammo in a 12 rd mag than just about any affordable tube shotgun system I've seen. The fixed tube stock works fine but don't think you can replace it, there is no aftermarket option for that yet. I put in a low recoil spring but it still won't shoot any loads slower than about 1200 FPS without SEVERE modification to the gas system. And if you do that, then any magnum type ammo could damage the gun. Magnum rounds cycle with no problem and recoil is remarkably lighter than expected. So light that I find it easy to stay on target for multiple shots in rapid fire. There are videos on youtube for how to slick the action up for more reliability with light loads. I did that and it works good. Noise is also somewhat reduced by the AK style gas operation since it releases a lot of pressure to run the action. My other shotgun is a Benelli SBE II and this shotgun runs just as fast and with similar recoil. It also patterns well. All in all, I advise you to buy one of these while you can. It is a serious piece of firepower and won't be around forever at this price. If you were putting this off like I was, jump on this price now!

Great shotgun, but you won't be changing out the stock anytime soonReview by Timothy on 5/28/15

Quality

I bought this shotgun with the intention of replacing the fixed stock with an M4 style folding stock from SCSS or Bonesteel. Unfortunately I've found out after purchasing this firearm that the fixed tubular stock doesn't come off without drilling out pins and doing some modification to the gun. No one makes adaptors yet either for this version. So if you're buying with the intent to replace the stock, I'd wait.

SBS MonsterReview by USMarine1058 on 5/28/15

Quality

I looked at these for a few years and finally purchased one from Classic last November. I immediately sent in a Form 1 to ATF along with the $200 to SBS the rig.....and waited. Anyway, the price had come down from $1000, so I had to jump. At the time paid $899, which considering what you get in this Molot masterpiece was very low; super low in fact. Now its $799?? Whaaaaat?

This is one of those awesome guns and deals that in time you will kick yourself for not forking over funds to purchase. The only expense will be the Russian mags over 5 rounds. They are rare and very pricey. SGM makes "cheaper" US mags, but they are difficult to insert. The Russian mags are perfect. You get what you pay for in this case, but not with the gun. The gun is cheap, but built like a bank vault and shoots like a beast.

Before my stamp came back I shot hundreds of shells through it. All brands and all types of loads whether dove loads, buck or slug; old and new and up to 3". I only had a few stove pipes initially with some old bird shot that had been baking in my garage for over 10 summers. However, all the buck and slug blasted out fine and with no issue.

When the stamp came back, and I had the tube cut, crowned and re-threaded to 14", the smith had to do a mod on the gas port since the "hang time" was way less from the gas port to the end of the barrel. Once the gas port was opened up a bit, I could shoot cheap bird shot once more. In fact, there isn't just one hole or port, there are several ports. Interesting.

This gun is amazing; Russian Molot manufactured, folding stock, 12 gauge, self regulating gas system magazine fed monster. Taking it to the range gets me way too much attention. I get two looks; what the F is that thing? and Wow, I want one. As an SBS it really shines, but if that is not an option for you and you can get over the 3' long barrel pointing out to the north 40, its a great gun that shoots birdshot and everything above. In short, its fun and affordable and will probably go away soon. Get one now.

AwesomeReview by Terry on 5/19/15

Quality

This is well built AK product. I have Aresenal Russian and Bulgerians so I have a good example to compare to. Finish is nice with good paint. Finish at this time is unknown. After initial inspection and lube "broke in". Used 25 '00' buck from Estate, mixed in with Winchester Super Speed bird shot at 1350 fps. Had zero issues with those two. Sights were dead on at 50 using a 7/8 oz slugs. The only issue I had were two fte's with Win universal bulk pack wal-mart cheap stuff at 1200 fps 2 out of 30. When they ejected they didn't go as far. These two were both fired from a SGM 12 round (which so far has not held the bolt open) so the failure to eject may be the fault of the SGM magazine. So far I have about 100 rounds through the shotgun and all I have to say is that this has to be the coolest shotgun ever. My only complaint so far is that I wish they would use a standard AK side rail for optics.

Solid and well madeReview by David on 5/15/15

Quality

I ordered this shotgun on April 28th at midnight and received it on May 12th. Shotgun was well protected and packaged in original box. Fit and finish are fantastic!! Deep, even black finish and everything is very tight out of the box (safety and hinged top cover) it feels very well made. It has the fixed stock but that is just fine by me as I'm not a fan of folding stocks, so if you are wanting to add the folder this may not be the version for you, but you'd be doing yourself a disservice at this price point. Have not had a chance to actually fire it but I have a feeling it will perform well. I'll try to update my review after firing it some and maybe add some media.

vepr 12 both fixed tube and foldingReview by Ashethedivine on 5/7/15

Quality

I purchased both the vepr 12 in the folding tube stock and fixed tube stock. Pre warning, there are not a lot of options for the fixed tube stock. They don't have a lot of stock options for the vepr's to begin with. When the magazines are on sale, buy as many as you can afford, you will not regret it. The 10-12 rd mags are not really worth the $50 price point, unless you have a need. They so far operate well, but with a few hiccups. These do have a break in period, so don't be concerned if you have a few (sometimes a lot) of fail to fully extract. It was about 60 rounds before it became reliable. It went from - cant keep it running through a whole mag, to - cant make it not run. I also am running federal 7.5 shot 3 1/2 dr eq. 1 1/8oz shells. The magazines run both 2 3/4 and 3" shells well, the drum is only 2 3/4". These Vepr's are great rifles, well built, great features (mag well, hinged cover, self adjusting gas, thumb safety extension, ambi safe on folder version) few supporting websites available though. Hopefully they will get more aftermarket/US parts manufactures in time. If you want a shotgun that is not length constrained to round count, these are the way to go. PSA has a mag run shottie for less, but this is worth the extra. Buy right the first time and only cry once. Classic firearms is great to deal with. They do run a little behind when there are a lot of orders.

well builtReview by Garrett on 4/14/15

Quality

The vepr 12 arrived in just over a week, opened it up and was very pleased. Haven't had a chance to shoot it but planning on having a blast. Quality looks excellent.
Thank you classic firearms

Bad assReview by Veprthrill on 4/9/15

Quality

First off, Classic is a great company to deal with! They keep you informed through the whole process; I will definitely order from them again in the future. Now for the VEPR--this is one hell of a shotgun. Flawless fit and finish, beautifully machined. For $799 you simply cannot beat it. This tank is SOLID! Get one and you will love it. Thanks Classic!

This is a war machine !!!Review by jeremiah on 4/2/15

Quality

Wow !!! First let me say that classic firearms were great and will recieve buiness from me in the future. Now to the good stuff. First thing out of the box you just feel the solid quality of this monster. It is soaked in oil but hey, I like cleaning my guns a lot so I enjoyed taking it apart, cleaning and working the action to smooth it up some. I ran 20 rounds of # 4 buckshot then 10 rounds of slugs work her in before moving to birdshot. Ran 50 rounds of cheap #4 game load from winchester before my shoulder called it a day.... not one issue. Completely reliable so far which I love. Also love the box style mag reciever which makes for fast reloads. Got 2 10 round mags with shotgun and the fed the machine without issue. Bottom line here folks, at 799.00 you really should not pass this up. Worth every single penny, and this is the cheapest you will find it anywhere I believe. If you are on the edge then jump, you will not regret it. Plus I really dont know how long these will be available, so keep that in mind. Easily my favorite shotgun now (sorry 870).

VEPR 12 tubular stock removalReview by anotherdreamer on 3/30/15

Quality

Love this shotgun but want to make everyone aware that it will be very difficult to put aftermarket folding stock on this one. The stocks are riveted in position and the rivets would have to be removed at much expense and the holes filled. The gun would never look the same. Other than this an excellent shotgun and I can live with the FIXED stock. Classic is great to do business with but they need to state this on their ad.

Vepr 12Review by RJM on 3/28/15

Quality

I ordered this weapon on a Thursday, it shipped the next monday, and I picked it up on wednesday. This shotgun is really well made and it is awesome. I cant wait to take it to the range and try it out. If you haven't bought one yet and still wanting to but haven't pulled the trigger yet, you need too.

Spectacular !Review by GRIFF on 3/27/15

Quality

This was my first time doing business with Classic Firearms, they kept me WELL informed on the shipment and it was an overall wonderful experience. Also finishing it off with a great product at a great price . Thank you very much and I will buy again!!

Classicfirearms is great to deal with and the Vepr 12 is one of great tactical shot guns out there!!!!!Review by James on 3/22/15

Quality

I bought my Vepr on 3/04/15 and received it on 3/20/15 this was due to bad weather and Classicfirearms trying to catch up on orders. Overall I am very happy doing business with Classicfirearms and will be ordering from them again.
The Vepr 12 gauge Is everything Classicfirearms and all the reviews say it is and more. I would have to say it is one of the great tactical shot guns out today. I put over 150 rounds through it today with mixed ammo and it ran perfect!!!! . I only had one problem and it was with the magazine the metal clip that the mag release holds on to came off while shooting and drop the magizine. It was an easy fix put the metal clip back on to the magazine and was up and running again in two minutes.
This is a great shotgun and would recommend it to anyone looking for semi automatic.

Brutus' Description

This newest batch, just received on Feb 24th 2015 features a slightly different stock than previous incarnations.

Previously VEPR's were imported with an original side folding stock that had been pinned into the open position and then welded in place so the folding mechanism could no longer function. This was always a bone of contention when it came to importing with the welds having to pass U.S. Customs import requirements prohibiting folding stocks.... etc.

As such, the Molot factory finally bit the bullet and simply manufactured a straight tubular stock for use on these weapons and this group of guns features that stock. It is a solid one piece unit that goes directly into the rear trunion with no welded open folding mechanism to be concerned with.

It also allows them to be offered at a better price point than in the past, making this a win / win for the importer, distributor, and consumer.

Truth is the old stock wouldn't fold anyway, and these are light and strong. I may even like this incarnation better.

At this price point there is no reason not to own one of these fine weapons. They are rugged , reliable, and tough as nails.

The Vepr 12 gauge shotgun is known around the world as one of the finest IPSC and 3 Gun shotguns availble.

In fact, everything about the Vepr is heavy duty. Take a look at these features.

* Note - barrels are threaded and have a thread protector threaded onto them from the factory. The thread pattern is the same as the Saiga Shotguns and any of the numerous different Muzzle Breaks on the market for the Saigas will fit the Vepr.

To see this weapon is to fall in love and to shoot it seals the deal.

Unlike the Saiga , The Vepr has a highly advanced self regulating gas system that automatically adjust to the recoil of the weapon allowing this weapon to feed virtually all types of shells without incident. In fact, we have tested this weapon with all different types of loads and powder charges and even mixed different loads within the same magazine. In all cases the weapon functioned flawlessly.

All of the Veprs come in an original Molot Factory box with manual and warrenty information.

Note - Any reviews on this page posted prior to 2/24/2014 will probably refer to the previous incarnation with the welded into the fixed position folding stock. Any reference to that stock configuration will not apply to these weapons, however, everything else regarding function and appearance should be the same.

Customer Reviews

Buy It! Buy It! Buy It! It's the first thing in our range bag when we head out! Absolutely love this shotgun. It is super well made with chrome lined everything. It is a show stopper at the range and makes shooting clays super fun! You can shoot ALL DAY and have no pain whatsoever! Love it!

Our first trip out the box we tried some basic Remington Target 1200fps and it wouldn't cycle effectively. We read the chart at Vepr.org and we switched to Winchester Super X #6/7 shot @ 1325fps [$5.88/box Walmart] and its has run flawless ever since. My recommendation is to stay above 1325 fps until you get it good and broken in. The folks at the blog also have some other simple adjustments that can made to have it really run everything.

We shot a promo for it and some other vids as well. Love this shotgun! Buy it while you can! Thanks Classic Firearms!

I also recommend running 00 buck thru it first time out, if you planning to use bird shot after that. As Always Thanks Classic, Keep up the great Service. will purchase again and again from these guys !!!

Great Shotgun! Review by PSC on 7/1/15

Quality

Shotgun comes with shotgun, 1 magazine, manual, and drift punch. Be careful not to lose the drift punch because it comes wrapped in oiled brown paper. I discovered there is a bolt stop button located between the trigger guard and magwell.

Absolute Beast!!Review by SJ on 7/1/15

Quality

Bought this from classic firearms a few months ago ( Before they decided to give 100 Free Rds of buckshot with purchase lol ) Absolutely love it. By far the most beastly firearm in my entire collection. I want to quickly address an issue that some people have had with low brass cycling, My particular firearm has no issues properly cycling high or low brass, this may be in part to working on / smoothing the action quite a bit before I put any low brass downrange. I will absolutely recommend this gun to anyone, great build quality and a blast to shoot just watch your shoulder because she will definitely leave her mark

Function test and my personal opinion of the gun and it's features. Overall positive.Review by TNJoe on 6/14/15

Quality

This shotgun is not perfect out of the box, but it comes very close.
The gun came wrapped in paper and oiled up. It reminded me of some of the Mosins I've unboxed before.
PROS: The length of the stock is great. It's not too short like most AK rifles you buy. The grip is contoured and large enough for my hands. Weighs about as much as a typical 20" Mossberg 500. The shotgun functioned flawlessly with the first 5 rounds of buck I ran through it. Mags feed well and insert when the bolt is closed with ease.
CONS: I have rather large hands, and like Hickok45, I found the safety biting my trigger finger more often than I'd like. The polymer furniture is cheap. Shotgun will not reliably feed the 100 round federal/winchester value packs from Walmart in it's out of the box form. A simple $5 spring replacement will remedy that though.

Overall, this is a great gun for the money. You can make it 99% reliable by only changing the front recoil spring. That's alot cheaper than with the Sagias, AND it already comes configured like an AK. Benefits from the AR type mag well. Can't wait until SGM releases their 25 round drum mag for it.

You could hold off a small army with one of these!Review by Dr Wallace on 6/5/15

Quality

Awesome weapon and can adapt from OO buck to slugs then bird shot in the same magazine without stopping. I love it! I invite anyone who would like to commit a home invasion against me to come and try. They can bring their friends as well. I bought the 10 rd magazine so I am prepared.

Awesome firepowerReview by Mtcapo on 6/4/15

Quality

This shotgun is pure fun. You do need shells that are 1300fps to cycle correctly every time but shooting it is a thrill. Tons of fun everytime.

Awesome! Get One!Review by Surly Bob on 6/3/15

Quality

Awesome shotgun. Like others I added a muzzle brake and an abidextrous mag release but what I really like is that all the extra ammo is in a quick change mag and balances the gun better than a semi-auto with an extended mag tube. You can beat any magazine tube fed shotgun on reloads without even trying hard. Plus you can hold more ammo in a 12 rd mag than just about any affordable tube shotgun system I've seen. The fixed tube stock works fine but don't think you can replace it, there is no aftermarket option for that yet. I put in a low recoil spring but it still won't shoot any loads slower than about 1200 FPS without SEVERE modification to the gas system. And if you do that, then any magnum type ammo could damage the gun. Magnum rounds cycle with no problem and recoil is remarkably lighter than expected. So light that I find it easy to stay on target for multiple shots in rapid fire. There are videos on youtube for how to slick the action up for more reliability with light loads. I did that and it works good. Noise is also somewhat reduced by the AK style gas operation since it releases a lot of pressure to run the action. My other shotgun is a Benelli SBE II and this shotgun runs just as fast and with similar recoil. It also patterns well. All in all, I advise you to buy one of these while you can. It is a serious piece of firepower and won't be around forever at this price. If you were putting this off like I was, jump on this price now!

Great shotgun, but you won't be changing out the stock anytime soonReview by Timothy on 5/28/15

Quality

I bought this shotgun with the intention of replacing the fixed stock with an M4 style folding stock from SCSS or Bonesteel. Unfortunately I've found out after purchasing this firearm that the fixed tubular stock doesn't come off without drilling out pins and doing some modification to the gun. No one makes adaptors yet either for this version. So if you're buying with the intent to replace the stock, I'd wait.

SBS MonsterReview by USMarine1058 on 5/28/15

Quality

I looked at these for a few years and finally purchased one from Classic last November. I immediately sent in a Form 1 to ATF along with the $200 to SBS the rig.....and waited. Anyway, the price had come down from $1000, so I had to jump. At the time paid $899, which considering what you get in this Molot masterpiece was very low; super low in fact. Now its $799?? Whaaaaat?

This is one of those awesome guns and deals that in time you will kick yourself for not forking over funds to purchase. The only expense will be the Russian mags over 5 rounds. They are rare and very pricey. SGM makes "cheaper" US mags, but they are difficult to insert. The Russian mags are perfect. You get what you pay for in this case, but not with the gun. The gun is cheap, but built like a bank vault and shoots like a beast.

Before my stamp came back I shot hundreds of shells through it. All brands and all types of loads whether dove loads, buck or slug; old and new and up to 3". I only had a few stove pipes initially with some old bird shot that had been baking in my garage for over 10 summers. However, all the buck and slug blasted out fine and with no issue.

When the stamp came back, and I had the tube cut, crowned and re-threaded to 14", the smith had to do a mod on the gas port since the "hang time" was way less from the gas port to the end of the barrel. Once the gas port was opened up a bit, I could shoot cheap bird shot once more. In fact, there isn't just one hole or port, there are several ports. Interesting.

This gun is amazing; Russian Molot manufactured, folding stock, 12 gauge, self regulating gas system magazine fed monster. Taking it to the range gets me way too much attention. I get two looks; what the F is that thing? and Wow, I want one. As an SBS it really shines, but if that is not an option for you and you can get over the 3' long barrel pointing out to the north 40, its a great gun that shoots birdshot and everything above. In short, its fun and affordable and will probably go away soon. Get one now.

AwesomeReview by Terry on 5/19/15

Quality

This is well built AK product. I have Aresenal Russian and Bulgerians so I have a good example to compare to. Finish is nice with good paint. Finish at this time is unknown. After initial inspection and lube "broke in". Used 25 '00' buck from Estate, mixed in with Winchester Super Speed bird shot at 1350 fps. Had zero issues with those two. Sights were dead on at 50 using a 7/8 oz slugs. The only issue I had were two fte's with Win universal bulk pack wal-mart cheap stuff at 1200 fps 2 out of 30. When they ejected they didn't go as far. These two were both fired from a SGM 12 round (which so far has not held the bolt open) so the failure to eject may be the fault of the SGM magazine. So far I have about 100 rounds through the shotgun and all I have to say is that this has to be the coolest shotgun ever. My only complaint so far is that I wish they would use a standard AK side rail for optics.

Solid and well madeReview by David on 5/15/15

Quality

I ordered this shotgun on April 28th at midnight and received it on May 12th. Shotgun was well protected and packaged in original box. Fit and finish are fantastic!! Deep, even black finish and everything is very tight out of the box (safety and hinged top cover) it feels very well made. It has the fixed stock but that is just fine by me as I'm not a fan of folding stocks, so if you are wanting to add the folder this may not be the version for you, but you'd be doing yourself a disservice at this price point. Have not had a chance to actually fire it but I have a feeling it will perform well. I'll try to update my review after firing it some and maybe add some media.

vepr 12 both fixed tube and foldingReview by Ashethedivine on 5/7/15

Quality

I purchased both the vepr 12 in the folding tube stock and fixed tube stock. Pre warning, there are not a lot of options for the fixed tube stock. They don't have a lot of stock options for the vepr's to begin with. When the magazines are on sale, buy as many as you can afford, you will not regret it. The 10-12 rd mags are not really worth the $50 price point, unless you have a need. They so far operate well, but with a few hiccups. These do have a break in period, so don't be concerned if you have a few (sometimes a lot) of fail to fully extract. It was about 60 rounds before it became reliable. It went from - cant keep it running through a whole mag, to - cant make it not run. I also am running federal 7.5 shot 3 1/2 dr eq. 1 1/8oz shells. The magazines run both 2 3/4 and 3" shells well, the drum is only 2 3/4". These Vepr's are great rifles, well built, great features (mag well, hinged cover, self adjusting gas, thumb safety extension, ambi safe on folder version) few supporting websites available though. Hopefully they will get more aftermarket/US parts manufactures in time. If you want a shotgun that is not length constrained to round count, these are the way to go. PSA has a mag run shottie for less, but this is worth the extra. Buy right the first time and only cry once. Classic firearms is great to deal with. They do run a little behind when there are a lot of orders.

well builtReview by Garrett on 4/14/15

Quality

The vepr 12 arrived in just over a week, opened it up and was very pleased. Haven't had a chance to shoot it but planning on having a blast. Quality looks excellent.
Thank you classic firearms

Bad assReview by Veprthrill on 4/9/15

Quality

First off, Classic is a great company to deal with! They keep you informed through the whole process; I will definitely order from them again in the future. Now for the VEPR--this is one hell of a shotgun. Flawless fit and finish, beautifully machined. For $799 you simply cannot beat it. This tank is SOLID! Get one and you will love it. Thanks Classic!

This is a war machine !!!Review by jeremiah on 4/2/15

Quality

Wow !!! First let me say that classic firearms were great and will recieve buiness from me in the future. Now to the good stuff. First thing out of the box you just feel the solid quality of this monster. It is soaked in oil but hey, I like cleaning my guns a lot so I enjoyed taking it apart, cleaning and working the action to smooth it up some. I ran 20 rounds of # 4 buckshot then 10 rounds of slugs work her in before moving to birdshot. Ran 50 rounds of cheap #4 game load from winchester before my shoulder called it a day.... not one issue. Completely reliable so far which I love. Also love the box style mag reciever which makes for fast reloads. Got 2 10 round mags with shotgun and the fed the machine without issue. Bottom line here folks, at 799.00 you really should not pass this up. Worth every single penny, and this is the cheapest you will find it anywhere I believe. If you are on the edge then jump, you will not regret it. Plus I really dont know how long these will be available, so keep that in mind. Easily my favorite shotgun now (sorry 870).

VEPR 12 tubular stock removalReview by anotherdreamer on 3/30/15

Quality

Love this shotgun but want to make everyone aware that it will be very difficult to put aftermarket folding stock on this one. The stocks are riveted in position and the rivets would have to be removed at much expense and the holes filled. The gun would never look the same. Other than this an excellent shotgun and I can live with the FIXED stock. Classic is great to do business with but they need to state this on their ad.

Vepr 12Review by RJM on 3/28/15

Quality

I ordered this weapon on a Thursday, it shipped the next monday, and I picked it up on wednesday. This shotgun is really well made and it is awesome. I cant wait to take it to the range and try it out. If you haven't bought one yet and still wanting to but haven't pulled the trigger yet, you need too.

Spectacular !Review by GRIFF on 3/27/15

Quality

This was my first time doing business with Classic Firearms, they kept me WELL informed on the shipment and it was an overall wonderful experience. Also finishing it off with a great product at a great price . Thank you very much and I will buy again!!

Classicfirearms is great to deal with and the Vepr 12 is one of great tactical shot guns out there!!!!!Review by James on 3/22/15

Quality

I bought my Vepr on 3/04/15 and received it on 3/20/15 this was due to bad weather and Classicfirearms trying to catch up on orders. Overall I am very happy doing business with Classicfirearms and will be ordering from them again.
The Vepr 12 gauge Is everything Classicfirearms and all the reviews say it is and more. I would have to say it is one of the great tactical shot guns out today. I put over 150 rounds through it today with mixed ammo and it ran perfect!!!! . I only had one problem and it was with the magazine the metal clip that the mag release holds on to came off while shooting and drop the magizine. It was an easy fix put the metal clip back on to the magazine and was up and running again in two minutes.
This is a great shotgun and would recommend it to anyone looking for semi automatic.